John Welch

Died

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9 January 1915

Age

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47

Rank

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Police Constable

Force

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Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Police

Cause

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Accident

Duty Status

:

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died in hospital after being fatally injured when he was struck by a tramcar while on patrol near Nelson Square.

PC Welch died in the North Staffordshire Infirmary, between 11:00pm and midnight, after sustaining a fractured skull and other injuries when, just a few hours earlier, he was struck and knocked down by a tramcar while on patrol near Nelson Square.

John had served nearly seventeen-and-a-half years with the force, having joined on 26th August 1897, and had an exemplary record.

In his younger days he served two years with the Voluntary Artillery.

He left a wife and an adult daughter.